Super Special Wednesday photos and videos will go up tomorrow as i have been let down by a 'friend'. I have dumped him as a 'friend', he's just someone who i share rent with now. We are off out now for more birthday fun!

Tuesday, 25 September 2007

I'm still not sure why?..but about a month or so ago i was asked a few questions for a Greek Fashion/Arts/Music magazine called Velvet. Hmmm Odd. Anyway it's out now (in Greece) and yes, it's all written in Greek. I lost all my knowledge of the Greek language after the accident so i asked the writer to translate it. Unfortunately the feature is called 'Myspace whore' That's no fair! Below is the magazine cover, index (where i can be seen with an orange lolly) and the interview..along with a close up of Kaabooboo. Under the scans are the translated questions and answers. She wouldn't translate the opening paragragh, she said: "i really don't like the way words and meanings change from one language to another, it's a very personal thing. it's palyfull and positive though :)"PALYFULL..i like the sound of that.

VELVET: What is your most cherished musical memory?

BB: Watching Fergal Sharkey on ‘Top Of The Pops’ when I was tiny. My dad tells me I used to go nuts whenever he came on the TV. I’d start jumping up and down on the sofa and singing. I remember he always performed on ridiculously big stages with over the top lighting. “A good heart these days is hard to find!!” What a guy!

BB: A hot chick dressed as a hot dog with a pepperoni face handing out free samples.

V: Who or what has been the greatest inspiration to you so far?

BB: Being painfully average

V: As a child what scared you the most, and what is now your greatest fear?

BB: That wolf in ‘Pinocchio’. I couldn’t have the book in the same room as me. When I was young i used to have nightmares most nights about wolf’s chasing me, most of the time around garden centers. Now my fears are sharks (Jaws in particular), having my death recorded and stuck up on youtube, swimming pools, Ian Brown’s song ‘F.E.A.R’, paramedics*, really happy people, a fisherman’s pie*, walking around outdoors. *THESE STARRED ANSWERS WERE GIVEN TO ME BY INTERNET PEOPLE.

V: What is the most obscene thing you have heard about yourself?

BB: That I eat out of rubbish bins, that I don’t respect the law, that I don’t look both ways when crossing the road.

V: What is your favorite place in the world and why?

BB: I have two favourite places..1. Tokyo! They have beer vending machines on the street. The people seemed to actually like me over there, they said I looked like Prince William and the Hobbit. They treat you so well over there, not like this bloody country!2. Hartham (In my home town Hertford). A park I used to walk my dog every day. Nearly every idea I’ve ever had was born there. I miss that place.

V: What is the strangest thing you’ve ever eaten?

BB: HP Beans

V: What is the greatest advice someone has ever given to you?

BB: “Live & Let Die” – Paul McCartney

>>>OTHER QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS THAT WERE NOT USED INCLUDED..

V: What’s the most beautiful lyric you’ve ever heard?

BB: “In dreams I walk with you, in dreams I talk to you, in dreams you’re mine, all the time, we’re together in dreams, in dreeeeeeams” – Roy Orbison

V: What has been your most memorable performance since you were a kid?

BB: OLO Worms have only played one gig so far which I was banned from performing by the other members and their girlfriends, so I havn’t actually performed any music live yet. I have done a lot of performance art over the years (mainly on Saturday nights in town centers). I remember one where I was dragged up to announce a band in a pub but ended up giving a long speech about flowers to a confused crowd of rock n’ rollers.

V: What would your idea of heaven be?

BB: A cartoon world where I don’t have to pay any bills.

V: Could you name some things that define your work?

BB: Hundred’s of cardboard boxes full of stuff with different coloured labels with words like ‘THINGS I CAN’T EXPLAIN’ written on them.

V: Can you describe yourself in three words?

BB: Head, Body, Hand (full of more cut-up newspaper words)

V: What do you believe is the most challenging element about making music?

Monday, 17 September 2007

The string vest is back! in fashion? You & The Atom Bomb launched their new mini album on Saturday night at the Cube Cinema. It was like watching pop music, it was POP music! We played some tunes made by others throughout the night in the bar which seemed to go down alright. At the end of the night Delifinger & I cleared the dance floor and had a little shake-down which was really quite dreadful..i have the video, i have the power to delete it.

Lionheart and Boonbeans went and saw the boss (not Bruce, Kenny..AKA King Creosote) on wednesday night. Very good it were to. After the gig we all slipped off for a few beers and a pizza. The delightful Romanhead & Rozi Plain were also in attendance..as were some good ol' fashioned groupies including one slighty mad girl called ASTRO! maybe that's her stripper name? if you want to blame anyone for the poor standard of photos..blame her!

A few days ago we were invited to give a radio interview for BBC Bristol. The edited interview will go out soon-ish, we'll let you know when that is. Topics included 'Carry On' films, Mr Slush Puppy, foam parties, and Delifinger's flakes of skin. Bet you can't wait! Below are some pics from our time at the B.B.C!

V.I.P passes that got us EVERYWHERE!! the waiting room and the Andi Peters broom cupboard were the main hangouts..

I wore my OLO Radio cap to show BBC Radio that the BIG BOYS were in the building!!..

Another OLO cap, this one modelled by Seaweed..

Interviewer Kate 'THIS IS THE NEEEWS!" Salisbury quite relaxed before we started talking..

We are a very political band, we stand for/by political vans. If you look closely you will see that Delifinger is wearing sandles..will the toe ever get better??..

What's this!?? A worm of some sort. It was found on Seaweed's jacket after we had left the interview. This was shocking! I doubt we'll return to the Beeb again..we're all very dissapointed with them..

I found another worm in our house later, this was a nice friendly worm..not like that nasty dirty thing that attacked Seaweed in the studio (not Kate, the worm)..

A couple of weeks ago Delifinger bragged about how his artwork was exhibited on Colwyn Bay pier. Well, i think i can beat that. Above is a photo of one of my framed drawings taken from my 1991 series entitled "Intelligent Men". I found it in the £1 box on the floor of a Bath charity shop.

We are DJing (in real life) twice in September. Dates & Times are on the posters.

Date No.1Our good friends the SPECIAL WEDNESDAY team have asked us to join them..well, battle them at their Super Special Wednesday II club night. It's fancy dress, you can go dressed as any fictional character. When the clock strikes 12 on the night it'll be my birthday! my birthday wooo! It's gonna be funny, come on down! HERE are last year's photos from the first Super Special Wednesday. Here's the poster for the night (i drew the OLO Krangs)..

Date No.2One of our favourite Bristol bands You & The Atom Bomb are launching their new mini album 'The Spirit Of Things' at The Cube Cinema. There's some great support acts too! We've Dj'd / played / partied at past Atom Bomb gigs / launches and they are always fun affairs! HERE are the photos from last years album launch. Below is the poster i made for the night..

In no way do we condone this..but we couldn't not post it up (even though it's pretty embarrassing). The Bristol Uncovered show on BBC Bristol played some snipets from 'Bare Foot' while reading out (in a Jackanory style) a little peice we wrote for the Fence newsletter that they asked us to write.WE DIDN'T SEND IT TO THESE TWO TO READ OUT ON THE RADIO! We sound like such dullards. TOO MUCH INFORMATION!

Over the last few weeks we've been running two polls. The results are in!

According to you lot the 'Hottest Worm' is..DELIFINGER! (what a honey!)2nd SEAWEED3rd LIONHEART..and the most repulsive, hideous, monstrous, and gruesome creature in the band..BOONBEANS.You'll see the outcome of this poll pretty soon.

We also asked you which Bristol celeb you would like to see make a mix for OLO Radio.The results were as followed..1st CAROL VORDERMAN!2nd CATHY BARRY3rd JUSTIN LEE COLLINS4th EMILY PARR5th NICK PARKWe'll do our best to track the Vorder Man down and ask her.

Monday, 10 September 2007

Seaweed has been listening to 'Great Space Themes' and thinking about 'Back To The Future II'..Delifinger and his bad toe have been driving back and forth to Wales most weekends..the land that turns normal sane people into..

Boonbeans has been eating, painting cd covers, and writing plans on his hand..